Bill Watterson

Summary

Bill Watterson is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Washington, D.C.^[2]. He was born on +1958-07-05T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a cartoonist^[4], comics artist^[5], and comics writer^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.61% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,409 views/month, #6,106 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Bill Watterson's place of birth was Washington, D.C.^[2].
• Bill Watterson was born on +1958-07-05T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Bill Watterson held citizenship in United States^[8].
• Bill Watterson's professions included cartoonist^[4].
• Bill Watterson worked as a comics artist^[5].
• Bill Watterson's professions included comics writer^[6].
• Bill Watterson was educated at Kenyon College^[9].
• Bill Watterson was educated at Chagrin Falls High School^[10].
• A notable work attributed to Bill Watterson is Calvin and Hobbes^[11].
• Bill Watterson received the Grand prix de la ville d'Angoulême^[12].
• Bill Watterson received the Adamson Awards^[13].
• Bill Watterson received the Max und Moritz award^[14].
• Bill Watterson received the Yellow Kid Award^[15].
• Bill Watterson received the Will Eisner Hall of Fame^[16].
• Bill Watterson received the Reuben Award^[17].
• Bill Watterson was influenced by Winsor McCay^[18].
• Bill Watterson was influenced by George Herriman^[19].
• Bill Watterson was influenced by Charles M. Schulz^[20].
• Bill Watterson was influenced by Jim Borgman^[21].
• Bill Watterson was influenced by Walt Kelly^[22].
• Bill Watterson's image is recorded as Bill Watterson at Kenyon.jpg^[23].
• Bill Watterson is recorded as male^[24].
• Bill Watterson's instance of is recorded as human^[25].
• Bill Watterson's signature is recorded as Bill Watterson signature.svg^[26].
• Bill Watterson's ISNI is recorded as 000000012139406X^[27].

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Origins and Family

Bill Watterson's place of birth was Washington, D.C.^[2]. He was born on +1958-07-05T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at Kenyon College^[9], a college^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1824^[30] and Chagrin Falls High School^[10], a high school^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1879^[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include cartoonist^[4], comics artist^[5], and comics writer^[6].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Bill Watterson is Calvin and Hobbes^[11]. Things named for him include 7784 Watterson^[34], an asteroid^[35].

Recognition

Awards received include Grand prix de la ville d'Angoulême^[12], an art prize^[36], in France^[37]; Adamson Awards^[13], an award^[38], in Sweden^[39], founded in 1965^[40]; Max und Moritz award^[14], a literary award^[41], in Germany^[42], founded in 1984^[43]; Yellow Kid Award^[15], an award^[44], in Italy^[45], founded in 1970^[46]; Will Eisner Hall of Fame^[16], a hall of fame^[47], in United States^[48], founded in 1988^[49]; and Reuben Award^[17], an award^[50], in United States^[51], founded in 1946^[52].

Why It Matters

Bill Watterson ranks in the top 0.61% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,409 views/month, #6,106 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[53] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[54]

Works attributed to him include Calvin and Hobbes^[55], a comic strip series^[56], founded in 1985^[57], written by him^[58]. Entities named for him include 7784 Watterson^[34], an asteroid^[35].

FAQs

Where was Bill Watterson born?

Bill Watterson was born in Washington, D.C.^[2].

What did Bill Watterson do for work?

Bill Watterson worked as cartoonist^[4], comics artist^[5], and comics writer^[6].

Where did Bill Watterson go to school?

Bill Watterson was educated at Kenyon College^[9] and Chagrin Falls High School^[10].

What awards did Bill Watterson receive?

Honors received include Grand prix de la ville d'Angoulême^[12], Adamson Awards^[13], Max und Moritz award^[14], and Yellow Kid Award^[15].